kevin.vinke
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Finaly got my licence...After a lot of finger crossing I finaly got my licence to buy firearms.
Not wanting to waste any time I´ve bought an Anschütze Match 54 which means I won´t have to keep rezeroing the club rifles everytime I shoot.
The wish list is now as follows:
Lee Enfield .303
L1A1 SLR 7.62 hopefully with a suit sight
Finaly a pistol probably 9mm possibly the Browning. This will require me to get the Green version of the licence though.
Sadly all for target shooting etc. no hunting 
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marigold
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Hi Kevin, haven't seen you around for a while - hope you and the family are OK?
Enjoy your firearms  . Why can't you hunt?
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judith
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Congratulations.
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vegplot
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Re: Finaly got my licence... | kevin.vinke wrote: | | Finaly a pistol probably 9mm possibly the Browning. |
*envy*
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gil
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Well done !
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kevin.vinke
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I´m still around in the background 
Hunting is completely tied up here. All the land is rented to a hunt who then organise the running of it including the fees etc.
Just to get a licence takes two evenings and a full Saturday every week for six months course. Costs several thousand € and even then there´s no garauntee that you´ll a place to hunt.
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Erikht
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How is it with foreign licenses in the UK?
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Brownbear
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| Erikht wrote: | | How is it with foreign licenses in the UK? |
Not a problem, as long as we're not talking Uzis or G36s or similar. Stalking rifles, bolt action anyway, are easy to get a visitor permit for.
Why, you coming stalking?
| kevin.vinke wrote: | I´m still around in the background
Hunting is completely tied up here. All the land is rented to a hunt who then organise the running of it including the fees etc.
Just to get a licence takes two evenings and a full Saturday every week for six months course. Costs several thousand € and even then there´s no garauntee that you´ll a place to hunt. |
The one thing the Germans love more than a good sausage, is a good set of pointless and stifling regulations, ideally involving the issue of numerous forms with multi-coloured stamps, photocards, notarised copies of everything from your birth certificate to your bootprints, and an oath of some sort.
I took a German friend shooting once. He shot a very nice young roebuck, then insisted on putting a sprig of greenery between its lifeless jaws as a 'last meal', and a moment of silence for the fallen one.
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kevin.vinke
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| Brownbear wrote: |
The one thing the Germans love more than a good sausage, is a good set of pointless and stifling regulations, ideally involving the issue of numerous forms with multi-coloured stamps, photocards, notarised copies of everything from your birth certificate to your bootprints, and an oath of some sort.
I took a German friend shooting once. He shot a very nice young roebuck, then insisted on putting a sprig of greenery between its lifeless jaws as a 'last meal', and a moment of silence for the fallen one. |
That´s it in a nutshell. Mind you it´s getting tighter and the licence I got maybe no longer available soon (though once you have it they can´t take it away). This is a reaction to the young lad who took his Dad´s 9mm (left ina bedside cabinet) 60 rounds of ammo and went around his old school executing people. Head shots very one.
Strangely they don´t come round to check your gun cabinet you have to send a signed photo of it!
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kevin.vinke
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Thought I´d update on the Anschütz.
The stock was a bit scratched up on the varnish so cleaned that off and used Danish oil on it. I much prefer the finish, doesn´t scratch and has a nice matt finish.
Last night I got my first go with it and put 50 rounds through. For an older rifle it is as accuarte as you could want with groupings of 15mm at 50mm.
A bit heavy for lugging around hunting but shooting from a hide would work fine.
So buying an older quality rifle (in this case) can be well worthwhile.
Anyone got a view on the best 9mm pistol (must have a .22 conversion available)?
cheers,
Kevin
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Brownbear
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| kevin.vinke wrote: | (must have a .22 conversion available)?
cheers,
Kevin |
Why?
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kevin.vinke
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| Brownbear wrote: | | kevin.vinke wrote: | (must have a .22 conversion available)?
cheers,
Kevin |
Why? |
Too shoot the larger caliber (over 200J) I have to join a second club
however in the current club we´re hoping to start off shooting match pistol with the aim of eventualy building a pistol range (up to 1500J) which hopefully will bring some of the youngsters into the club.
I´ve read the Browning high power for instance has some very good .22 conversions. It wuld also allow much cheaper practice costs lol
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Brownbear
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Not sure about .22 conversions, but I've known few people unhappy with the Sig. If I needed a pistol for 'work', I'd choose one of the CZ 75s, and I believe they do offer the 'kadett' conversion kit.
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kevin.vinke
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| Brownbear wrote: | | Not sure about .22 conversions, but I've known few people unhappy with the Sig. If I needed a pistol for 'work', I'd choose one of the CZ 75s, and I believe they do offer the 'kadett' conversion kit. |
Yes fired the CZ very nice but a little small in my hand and it bites lol!
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